Toy Firetruck

Villa

Size
31.50
x 23.62 inch

Sales price:

$ 2250

Mansion

Size
47.24
x 35.43 inch

Sales price:

$ 3750

Castle

Size
65.63
x 49.21 inch

Sales price:

$ 5500

The story behind…

This Toy Firetruck is reminiscent of the childhood dream of fighting fires and saving cats’ lives. However, for Shellie this item is a visual time marker for her fluctuating identity and when she felt she was switching from one culture to the next.

About Shellie Zhang:

Shellie Zhang is a Toronto-based artist who was born in Beijing and raised in various parts of China, the United States, and Canada. She has exhibited at venues including WORKJAM (Beijing), the OCAD U Student Gallery (Toronto), Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (Toronto), and the 2014 Feminist Art Conference (Toronto). She has also been the recipient of grants such as the RBC Museum Emerging Professional Grant and awards such as the University of Toronto’s Student Engagement in the Arts Award.